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Season 6 Spotlight: Kelly Mantle

12/30/2013

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Kelly Mantle
Hometown
: Cordell, Oklahoma
Current City: Los Angeles, California
Claims to Fame:
Established Theatre, Television & Movie Actor Mickey Mantle's Nephew
Recording Artist with 3 albums
member of Tranzkuntinental (with Detox & Willam) and Rollz Royces (With Tammie Brown)

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Though many people may think of another famous Mantle when they hear that famous last name, Kelly has made quite a name for herself in a very different industry. In fact, Micky Mantle, New York Yankees baseball legend, is actually Kelly Mantle's uncle (and so it seems that "switch-hitting" runs in this family)! We are confident that after Kelly's run on RuPaul's Drag Race, baseball is going to be the last thing on anyone's mind when they hear this fierce queen's name! 

Kelly, an established drag veteran, began her career over a decade ago. However, her talents reach beyond the stages of drag bars and onto both small and large screens. Kelly earned a BFA in Theatre from the University of Oklamhoma. Kelly's extensive film and television career includes films such as The Convent and The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down. She has appeared on television shows such as The New Normal, NYPD Blue, Nip/Tuck (alongside Willam), Cold Case, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. 

Check out Kelly's full demo reel to see her in action:
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In addition to her extensive television and film background, Kelly's acting talents have also graced the stage in dozens of live shows including Lysistrata, The Foreigner, The Confusion of My Illusion (a one-person show produced at the Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Theatre at the LA Gay & Lesbian Center), and Valley of the Dolls.

Kelly was even featured (along with her Season 6 sister Bianca Del Rio as a comedian on the standup comedy special for Logo, "Dragtastic NYC," that was filmed live in New York and aired in 2011.

Kelly told Drag Official that her favorite thing to do is write music and play her guitar. She has recorded 3 albums to date (Ever Changing, Rock-N-Glow, and Satellite Baby), and is currently working on her 4th. Kelly has sung in a number of bands including Sex with Lurch (in which she went by the stage name "Brandy Warhol"), Barbarellatones, and Tranzkuntinental (alongside RuPaul's Drag Race veterans Detox and Willam). Today, Kelly performs with RPDR Season All Star, Tammie Brown in the band Rollz Royces. 

Check out the music video for Kelly's single "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" released earlier this year:

With the trifecta of singing, acting, and comedy, we are reminded of Jinkx Monsoon, and wonder if Kelly "Don't they know who I think I am?!" Mantle could be looking at a similar destiny! 

Want to know even more about Kelly? 
Check out her #10Things with drag official

like Kelly Mantle on facebook or follow her dedicated fan-run tumblr for all Kelly's latest updates

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on all the season 6 queens

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3 Comments
Carosine Carolina
1/8/2014 05:03:30 pm

Kelly "Mantle" is NOT related to Micky Mantle she has been going around and saying this far too long. She uses that all the time ...but honestly its kinda pathetic he is convinced he is the Nephew of a baseball legend. I hope the Mantle family sues the living shit out of "Kelly Mantle" because he is not fucking related to Micky or the estate. Even casting directors know whats up she is a stupid hoax an ugly drag with a horrible nose. Cant STAND this fraud.

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Daisy
2/17/2014 09:37:25 am

Kelly is indeed the nephew of Mickey Mantle, famous Oklahoman. I've known Kelly and his family since I was in high school and you are just wrong. Sorry!

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Nick
1/24/2014 07:08:42 am

She ripped off Richard Cheese with this rendition of my neck my back.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!?!?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-UQyuqi48s


here's proof.

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